Hope Solo assault case still being investigated

4:55 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Soccer star Hope Solo leaves a courtroom with her lawyer Peter Offenbecher, left, after a bail hearing for former Seattle Seahawks player Jerramy Stevens in Kirkland, Wash. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Stevens, a former Seahawks tight end, and Solo had planned to get married Tuesday, but the football player wound up in court after police arrested him on suspicion of assaulting Solo, according to police and court records. The judge released Stevens saying there was no evidence connecting Stevens to any assault, according to news reports. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

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Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY Sports

The Kirkland (Wash.) police department said Wednesday that the domestic abuse case involving former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens and U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo is "an open investigation."

Though they appeared in court on Tuesday, the same day they were supposed to be married, a judge found no probable cause to keep Stevens in custody and released him. However, police officials have decided to continue their investigation. They will interview neighbors and attempt to re-interview witnesses, Lieutenant Mike Murray told USA TODAY Sports. With further evidence, police could refile the ...